14 Mar
2023
14 Mar
'23
5:42 p.m.
On Mon, Mar 13, 2023 at 11:24:24AM -0400, Clem Cole wrote:
The virtual consoles using the function keys predate
Linux and 386BSD by a
number of years. I used them only early x86 Unix ports to the IBM PC such
as Xenix.
I'm pretty sure that the 386 version of ISC UNIX I used on a PC in the '88/89
timeframe had them. I vaguely recall it having a more awkward key sequence
than Linux for switching between consoles.
Here we go:
https://virtuallyfun.com/2010/02/09/fun-with-interactive-unix/
"On a text console side, the OS has virtual consoles switchable via SYSRQ + F key.
Console is on F8."
DF